The following are the notes from my presentation as part of a panel on “Communicating in the New Normal” at the College Board 2012 Colloquium held in Newport Beach, CA January 7-9. I was part of very august company: moderator Phillip Ballinger, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment and Director of... read more →
Jan
19
Dec
28
I received the following 'chain' email from a family member. I kind of liked it as it reminded me that yesterday I saw an article about how members of Congress were, in fact, getting richer as Americans are getting poorer. They are more likely to be part of the 1%,... read more →
Dec
11
The film, A Dangerous Method, is an ambitious effort to portray the complex and tumultuous evolution of the relationships and theories among the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, his protégé Carl Jung, and the patient-turned-psychoanalyst, Sabina Spielrein. The movie is beautiful and engaging but not very satisfying. But then, it... read more →
Dec
03
Transmedia storytelling is not just for telling stories. Thanks to social technologies, the principles that drive transmedia storytelling ensure that it will emerge as the basis for effective communication and engagement. Transmedia — using multiple channels of communication and technologies — is unique in that it allows stories and messages... read more →
Nov
30
The Wall Street Journal reports that reverse mentoring has finally cracked the workplace so that senior executives can learn more about technology, social media and the latest workplace trends. Great idea, but reverse mentoring won't work. It violates the very premise of a social media environment that it purports to... read more →